Inbox Insight

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Effective lead generation comes down to both B2B lead quality and quantity. But with mounting pressure to demonstrate impact through hitting MQL targets, it’s easy for B2B marketers to overlook quality and become fixated on the latter.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Tweet I recently had coffee to catch up with my friend Jill Konrath and we were talking about new opportunities, ideas for the improvement of lead nurturing and I’m currently pondering my next book. As you might guess, we both experienced lead nurturing follow-up after those visits. Build trust with lead nurturing.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? What does a “good lead” look like anyway? Get answers to these questions about lead gen — and so much more! What is Lead Generation? What is a Lead? The Lead Generation Process.

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markempa

MARCH 2, 2017

Lead nurturing is one of those things that’s easy to talk about but hard to do. In this article, I’ll share how to apply lead nurturing to help advance leads through three stages of your lead generation funnel to get more qualified opportunities. Don’t rely on just one primary lead source.

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markempa

DECEMBER 29, 2014

Read on to find out what B2B Lead Roundtable Blog posts were shared the most as well as the three topics B2B marketers valued most in 2014. Topic #1 — Lead generation is king. Lead generation was a huge topic for 2014 and for good reason. But what’s the best way to optimize your lead gen efforts?

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markempa

JUNE 23, 2014

Tweet Marketing automation can help you manage lead nurturing efforts in a complex marketplace. As I mentioned at the start of this post, automation can help you manage lead nurturing, but you can’t automate trust. Lead Generation: 2 simple tactics to determine cost per lead [More from the blogs].

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Vision6

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The answer is high-quality leads. Research shows that 91% of marketers say that lead generation is their most important goal. High quality leads can not only boost conversion rates and customer loyalty but also significantly reduce marketing costs. What makes a lead high-quality?

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Zoominfo

MARCH 4, 2021

And for a small to medium-sized business (SMB) to maintain that success, they need to focus attention on growth strategies, including lead generation. Lead generation is the practice of capturing interest from potential buyers to purchase your product or service. Why is Lead Generation Important for SMBs?

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

What is lead generation, and why is it a source of contention for sales and marketing teams? What does a “good lead” look like anyway? Get answers to these questions about lead gen — and so much more! What Is Lead Generation? What is a Lead?

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markempa

DECEMBER 16, 2013

People look to me as an expert at lead generation because I wrote a book and speak about it. I probably am more acutely aware of this because I work for MECLABS, an organization that is laser-focused on learning and teaching others – including many global organizations – about how to continuously improve marketing.

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Rev

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Sometimes your leads need a little love. Even if all signs point to qualified, most leads aren’t ready to buy Johnny on the spot. Getting them there is all about nurturing the relationship. A nurture cadence. Lead nurture can transform budding relationships into bonafide partnerships. Be Patient.

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Inbox Insight

MAY 9, 2024

Lead generation has become an essential aspect of every company’s growth strategy. While some B2B companies choose to keep lead generation in-house, there are significant advantages to outsourcing this critical function. How does lead generation outsourcing work?

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Zoominfo

MARCH 8, 2021

You want to know if a lead is qualified well before you even pick up the phone to call them. Every data point helps your revenue team (sales, marketing, and customer success) determine if this lead fits your ideal customer profile (ICP). What is Automated Lead Qualification? A hot new lead hits your inbox.

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Tweet According to the MarketingSherpa 2012 Lead Generation Benchmark Report , 24% of marketers ask a timeline-to-purchase question on their lead capture forms. Q: Please select the most important fields that you need to collect from your leads on the lead generation form. A = Authority.

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Zoominfo

JULY 24, 2019

As new companies join the space, existing companies will find it increasingly difficult to generate new leads. As bleak as this sounds for marketers, we remain hopeful. We’ll go out on a limb and say that, as a marketing practice, lead generation will never go extinct. That won’t change.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Marketing automation provider Marketo has just published The Definitive Guide to Lead Nurturing , a white paper that provides real value, covering the lead nurturing process from the basic how and why through ROI measurement. Note: this post was originally published on the WebMarketCentral blog in August 2009.

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markempa

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Tweet At MarketingSherpa Lead Gen Summit 2013 , I had the privilege of sitting in on a session with Todd Wilms, Head of Social Strategy, and Adriel Sanchez, VP, Demand Generation, both of SAP , as they discussed how they use a business model called “social business” to help their teams across the globe engage local audiences.

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SmartBug Media

OCTOBER 9, 2019

You have goals for bringing in new leads. As a savvy marketer, you’re focusing on building a system that attracts people to your brand and entices them to become customers. Inbound lead generation is critical to organizations looking to build a true pipeline. Step 1: Make Sure Your Personas Are Your Top Priority.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 1, 2020

According to the B2B Benchmark Report from CMI , 72% of businesses that increase their engagement through various marketing strategies also saw similar growth in sales leads. However, the customer knows that these are just leading questions that the salesman is using to hopefully boost his commission once they decide to buy.

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markempa

MARCH 17, 2014

Tweet I was recently reading your blog “ Lead Generation: Who knows the customer better – Marketing or Sales? It’s been really fascinating to me to try and figure all this sales and qualifying a lead thing out. Experienced lead gen marketers reading this: What did I overlook?

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markempa

DECEMBER 3, 2012

So it is with generating leads – yet, when the funnel needs to be fed now, we toss in more leads, turn up the pressure, and voila! I was reminded of this mindset when I recently taught a day-long seminar on B2B Marketing Best Practices at ExactTarget’s Connections 2012 conference. Uncover qualified leads.

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The Point

DECEMBER 14, 2012

One of the most frequent questions we’re hearing from clients during this planning season pertains to the balance between pure lead generation on the one hand, and lead nurturing on the other. The fact that B2B marketers are even asking this question shows how far demand generation thinking has progressed.

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The Point

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Precious few B2B marketers can show true ROI from organic social activity, and even less are using organic social media in a systematic way to either generate social leads or drive those leads through the demand generation funnel. Are B2B marketers ignoring a huge opportunity? Click To Tweet. (HS)

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SnapApp

JANUARY 22, 2019

We tend to get caught up focusing on more: More sales, more traffic, more leads. Here’s why: Doing more and more marketing work is not better. But doing more effective (and thus better) marketing tasks? And having more leads is also not necessarily better, but having better leads? They are bottom-funnel leads.”.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The importance of lead generation is ingrained in the mind of every modern marketer— the more high-quality leads you bring in, the better. But, as the buyer’s journey becomes increasingly multifaceted, it’s now clear that lead generation is just one piece of the marketing puzzle. Let’s get into it!

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ViewPoint

APRIL 25, 2011

I recently had the opportunity to interview Ardath Albee about the importance of lead nurturing and I think you’ll be interested to read some of the valuable feedback she provided. PC: Ardath, you’ve written a lot about the importance of using lead nurturing to engage leads across the entirety of the buying process.

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Unbounce

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Time to pat yourself on the back and let the leads come in, right? You might think lead generation stops at email signup. But you’ve gotta think about nurturing those leads early on: Guiding them to the conversion you want—like a purchase or subscription. What Does Lead Generation Look Like in Email Marketing?

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Binary Demand

MAY 30, 2023

Lead generation is the lifeblood of any business. And this necessitates investigating new lead generation methods. Remember that you cannot make sales without leads. Remember that you cannot make sales without leads. Therefore, top-tier lead generation is essential to your sales pipeline.

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Binary Demand

MAY 30, 2023

Lead generation is the lifeblood of any business. And this necessitates investigating new lead generation methods. Remember that you cannot make sales without leads. Remember that you cannot make sales without leads. Therefore, top-tier lead generation is essential to your sales pipeline.

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The Point

MAY 17, 2021

Whatever demand gen channels you use to generate marketing leads, there’s value in always promoting a mix of content and other offers that span the entire buying cycle: early-stage, mid-stage, and late-stage. Use of very short-term metrics will almost certainly devalue those leads and the perceived ROI from the program.

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Industrial Marketing Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Lead nurturing plays an important role in industrial lead generation programs because it is rare that an industrial sale is completed on the first call or the first visit to the manufacturer’s website. Forrester, CSO Insights and Marketo reported that lead nurturing produced much better results.

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BOP Design

JULY 15, 2022

Whether you are looking to overhaul your lead generation and nurturing or just looking to ensure your these processes are optimized, there are several steps you can take to get a better look at what is working and what needs to change. Next, look for areas to streamline the lead generation and nurturing process.

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markempa

JULY 21, 2014

Tweet Less is not always necessarily more when it comes to a lead capture process. In this B2B Lead Roundtable Blog post, we’ll examine a recent experiment in which the MECLABS research team explored how undermining the value you offer prospects can potentially impact your conversion. Approach: A/B multifactor split.

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KoMarketing Associates

JULY 24, 2018

Compared to how much time we invest in every other element of a lead generation campaign – the advertising, the content download, the landing page – the opt-in form often just gets slapped in like an afterthought. They can – if optimized correctly – deliver more leads and better leads. 4 Lead Gen Form Strategies.

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Heinz Marketing

APRIL 19, 2022

One of the most common challenges sales and marketing teams face is generating new leads. Under this new digital landscape that modern B2B customers are adapting to, there are new lead generations trends developing alongside it them. Leads: How do You Classify Them? Leverage Social Media Presence.

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PureB2B

MARCH 8, 2022

Demand generation marketing is often mistaken for lead generation. While lead gen is a core part of a successful demand gen campaign, a more central component of demand generation is the process of converting leads through your marketing funnel. Table of Contents 1.

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PureB2B

MARCH 8, 2022

Demand generation marketing is often mistaken for lead generation. While lead gen is a core part of a successful demand gen campaign, a more central component of demand generation is the process of converting leads through your marketing funnel. Table of Contents 1.

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